Weddings at 7,900 feet, by gondola
Schaffer's Camp sits at 7,900 feet on the west ridge of Northstar, reached by gondola. The Tahoe Mountain Club lodge pairs walls of glass and three stone fireplaces with a wide deck open to the High Sierra.
The setting is intimate but the views are enormous. Florals here work against a backdrop of glass, timber, and mountain light, and they have to read both indoors by the fire and out on the deck.
It's also a venue at altitude, reached by lift, so the flowers need the conditioning and structure to arrive fresh and hold through a full mountaintop day.
Mountaintop
At 7,900 feet on Northstar's west ridge, reached by gondola. A Tahoe Mountain Club lodge with glass walls and stone fireplaces.
Alpine views
Floor-to-ceiling windows and a wide deck open onto the High Sierra. Design reads against a very big mountain backdrop.
Intimate
Built for smaller mountaintop celebrations, so florals can be rich and detailed and still feel right at scale.
At altitude
Thin, dry air and a gondola load-in mean conditioning, hardy stem choice, and careful timing all matter.
Thin, dry air is hard on cut flowers. We choose hardy varieties, condition them thoroughly, and build with water sources that keep everything alive through a full day on the ridge.
The lodge is timber, stone, and light. We design warm, textural arrangements for the fireside interior and crisp, structural pieces that hold up against the windows and the view.
Ceremonies on the deck, dinner by the fire. We carry one palette and language across both so the day reads as a single designed event.
Every stem rides the gondola to the top. We plan the build, packing, and load-in around that, so setup is calm and the flowers arrive at full freshness.
$15,000–$26,000+
Typical full-service Schaffer's Camp wedding
Every proposal is custom, built around your table count, ceremony footprint, and vision. We don't offer packages with minimum bids or imported filler.
A standard engagement covers: initial consultation, design proposal and mood board, ceremony arch or installation, bridal bouquet, bridal party florals, reception centerpieces, and full day-of setup and breakdown.
Request a custom estimateTell us your date and vision. We'll let you know if we're available and what the design process looks like from here.
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